Monday, February 23, 2009

Interesting Chapter on Misogyny and Punk Rock

I just read an interesting chapter entitled "Careers in Misogyny" which comes out of the book The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion, and Rock 'n Roll.

A bit says:

"' In 1977 rock has become very much a gladiatorial sport,' commented Burnel approvingly. Females were too weak to participate in this men-only activity: 'their bodies decline so quickly ... by the time they are forty they're soft and flabby, whereas you see handsome men at forty.'"

Right.

One of the better chapters I have read about misogyny in the text of 'rock 'n roll' in the late 70's.

Heh, in the same vein emo was forged by the uncontextualized notion of 'the girl' wherein males would flesh out whatever self-serving/pitying suited their particular experience (i.e. naming 'her' qua woman) in order to achieve self-exaltation.